Theatre & Dance

A vinyl record with green and pink copy - What a Knight!

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Djanogly Theatre

What a Knight!

Fri 22 Nov 2024

Follow two die-hard super fans of a 60's pop sensation in a play full of humour and heart.

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Children & Families

Theatre & Dance

An illustration of a little boy on a boat in the sea and snow looking at a whale

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Djanogly Theatre

Christmas at Lakeside: The Storm Whale

Sat 14 Dec 2024 – Sun 5 Jan 2025

Join us for this magical Christmas show for kids. Suitable for ages 3+.

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A family walk along a park path towards Lakeside Arts

A tram travels past Lakeside Arts

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Booking Tickets

Freshly baked scones

A person in a wheelchair enjoys an accessible swing.

A vast lake with stone lion ornament

A small boy in a blue hoodie sits at a cafe table

Family Facilities

A light bright shop space with square shelves and colourful displays.

Colourful rowing boats sat at the side of the lake, with the Trent building in the background.

Two secondary school students in uniform painting in yellows, reds and oranges as part of a school trip at Lakeside Arts.

Schools & educators

A student actor on stage with red hair being led off by another student

University Students

child wearing a hand made face mask from a childrens workshop

Families & Children

Lakeside's Performing Arts Studio setup for a drinks reception.

Celebrations & Events

Lakeside's theatre with a full audience, a speaker at a lecturn and four empty chairs on stage.

Meetings & Conferences

Eleven actors on stage in orange costumes and in a jungle scene, with the moon overhead.

Artistic & rehearsal hire

A croissant filled with cheese and tomato

Catering For Your Event

Close up of microphone on stage. with audience seating in the background.

Lakeside front of house staff in blue fleeces stand smiling

Jobs & Volunteering

The backs of two people's heads wearing headphones and operating the tech for a theatre show

A black and white photograph of an outdoor swimming pool on the site where Lakeside Arts now sits

Sekou Keita, a musician, sits surrounded by an orchestra with headphones on

A woman walking through luminarium which is glowing with reds and purples.

Grass interspersed with daisies, a winding path and a small tree just coming into lead dominate the foreground. Children playing in Highfields Park, an ice cream van and Lakeside Arts' DH Lawrence Pavilion are in the background. A bright blue sky with white fluffy clouds is overhead.

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Craft Fair

Lustre 2023

Beautiful things for you and your home

Fri 10 – Sun 12 Nov 2023

Lustre Venues

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Past exhibition

This exhibition has now ended.

Our much-anticipated contemporary craft fair returns this autumn with 50 of today’s top designer-makers and craft artists from around the country.

All makers who will be selling at Lustre are hand-picked to give you the best in covetable, collectable craft, showcasing jewellery, textiles, ceramics, glass, leather, wood and much, much more.

Get a head start on your Christmas shopping. Buy or commission unique gifts direct from the makers – and talk to them about their work and making process. If you love handmade, beautiful things, then Lustre is a must.

Top image: bowls by Rebecca Perry

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